The Code Of Chivalry In Medieval Europe

Chivalry or Code of Chivalry is a code of behavior connected with the medieval foundation of knighthood which developed between 1170 and 1220. The code of Chivalry that developed in medieval Europe had its roots in earlier centuries. It arose in the Holy Roman Empire from the idealisation of the cavalryman-involving military bravery, individual training and service to others- especially Francia, among horse soldiers in Charlemagne's cavalry. The term Chivalry derives from the Old French term chevalerie, which can be translated to “horse soldier”. Gautier states that knighthood emerged from the Moors as well as the Teutonic forests and was nurtured into civilization and chivalry by the Catholic Church. Over time, its meaning in Europe has been refined to emphasize social and moral virtues more generally influenced by Arabic concept of Chivalry? And the Code of Chivalry, as it stood by the Late Middle Ages, was a moral system which combined a warrior ethos, knightly piety, and courtly manners, all conspiring to establish a notion of honour and nobility. In origin, the term chivalry means "horsemanship", formed in Old French, in the 11th century, from chevalier (horseman, knight), from Medieval Latin caballārius.
The French word chevalier originally means "a man of aristocratic standing, and probably of noble ancestry, who is capable, if called upon, of equipping himself with a war horse and the arms of heavy cavalryman and who has been through certain rituals that make him what he